title: [Giant retinal tear detachment].
abstract: Giant retinal tears with possible tear inversion are a special group of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. A good knowledge of the pathogenesis and surgical specifics is very important for the retinal surgeon to achieve the best anatomic results with a low PVR rate. The technical progress that was made since the 1960 s obviously led to better results in the therapy for giant retinal tears. To avoid a giant retinal tear of the second eye, a prophylactic treatment has to be discussed with the patient.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Sibylle.Winterhalter@charite.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winterhalter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Joussen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*